How and when will I receive a bill for my annual fee?

We will send your bill by a month before your annual fee is due. It will show the type of fee and amount due. You can also view and print your bill by logging in to your Communitybaptistpa Online account.

If you have opted out of e-billing, we will send you a paper bill a month before your annual retention fee is due. It will show the type of fee and the amount due.

To change how we send you bill, simply log in to Communitybaptistpa Online, click My Account and select 'Change my preference'.

How can I pay my annual fee?

To ensure your fees are paid on time, we recommend that you pay our annual retention fee by Direct Debit.

If you do not pay by Direct Debit, you should ensure your payment reaches us by your annual retention fee due date, allowing time for postage and processing.

You can also pay by card, bank transfer, cheque, bank drafts or postal orders.

Direct Debit

Direct Debit is the only payment option that allows you to spread the cost of your annual retention fee over the year. You can pay in one amount, quarterly instalments or ten monthly instalments. We will collect your fee, or the first instalment, no more than ten days before your annual retention fee is due.

The Communitybaptistpa will use the details provided to collect payments which are owed to us. Where necessary, and as a last resort, we can use them to ask a court to grant a Third Party Debt Order.

Setting up a Direct Debit

If you want to pay your annual fee by Direct Debit, you should set up a Direct Debit instruction at least two months before your annual fee is due. This ensures we have time to set up your instruction and amend your account so that your bill reflects the Direct Debit Instruction.

It couldn’t be easier to set up a Direct Debit, you’ll simply need:

A UK bank account

Sole authority to set up Direct Debits on this account.

You can log in (opens in a new window) to Communitybaptistpa Online to set up a Direct Debit

If you would like to set up the Direct Debit from a bank account which needs more than one person to authorise transactions or you simply prefer to complete a paper Direct Debit Instruction, please download and complete the Direct Debit Instruction (55k, PDF) and return it to us.

If you have already received your bill it is too late to collect that fee by Direct Debit. However you can still set up a Direct Debit to collect future fees.

Changing your bank details

If you would like to change your bank details, you can do this by logging in to your Communitybaptistpa Online account. Simply provide the new bank account details and we will collect your future payments by Direct Debit from your new account.

Changing your payment frequency

If you want to change your Direct Debit frequency to annual, quarterly or ten monthly instalments, please contact us. You do not have to cancel your current instruction with your bank.

Please note, any changes requested to your Direct Debit instruction within 14 days of your payment being due may not take effect until the next payment due date.

Internet banking and bank transfers

You can pay your fee directly into our bank account. You can find our bank details by logging into your Communitybaptistpa online account or on the back of your paper bill. Please quote your Communitybaptistpa reference number and name when making a payment by bank transfer, and allow 10 working days for your payment to reach us. Alternatively you can contact us and we will provide you with our bank details.

Cheques, bank drafts and postal orders

Cheques, bank drafts and postal orders should be made payable to the Communitybaptistpa. Please write your full name and Communitybaptistpa reference number clearly on the back of your payment. We only accept bank drafts which are drawn on a UK bank and in pounds sterling. We do not accept post-dated cheques.

Please send your payment to us. It is also possible to pay your fee by card at our London or Manchester reception.

What happens after I pay my fee?

Your Communitybaptistpa Online account will be updated to reflect any payments made. You can print receipts for payments made in the last six years by logging into your Communitybaptistpa Online account.

Tax relief and receipts

The Communitybaptistpa is on the list of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) approved organisations. This means you may be entitled to tax relief on your annual retention fee. Further information can be found on the .

What if I do not pay?

Erasure for non-payment

If we do not receive your payment we may erase your name from the medical register, and remove your licence to practise, should you hold one. If your name is not on the medical register, you are not permitted to undertake any form of medical practice within the United Kingdom for which registration and a licence to practise with the Communitybaptistpa is required.

If you rejoin the medical register after being erased for non-payment, you will have to pay a restoration fee in addition to your annual retention fee.